Daily Gazette News of the Day Highlights and Fluctuations
A compact roundup of diverse events: a stock broker’s remarks on minds and venom, Davis likely returning home this week, monarchists stirring Antwerp, a sparse House session, the Japanese Embassy’s Cheyenne and Chicago arrival, Newark Board of Education opening schools to colored children, House debates on a Lake Erie to Wabash ship canal, Kansas committee findings on bribery in the senatorial race, and Spanish Italian recall tensions including ministerial letters and diplomatic friction.
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Cheyenne
Chicago
Board of Education of
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Lake Erie
Wabash River
Nea Lafayette
The Intrigues of Gratz Brown in 1872 политические
Dispatches from St. Louis dated February 25 report that Finkelnburg refused consent to have his name used by a GOP convention plot to sway German voters. The lettered analysis suggests Liberals and Republicans realign, with Governor Palmer backing Grant and Cincinnati delegates orchestrated by Brown.
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Finkelnburg
Jefferson City
Prectorious
Westliche Post
Philadelphia
Springfield
Ill
Jesse K. Dubois
Gratz Brown
James
Rollins
Cincinnati
Brown
Trumbull
Jesse
Dnobois
Gov. Palmer
Gen. Grant
St. Louis
Gov. Brown
Legislation and crime mix in Dayton and Washington reports
In Dayton, Representative Scott and others tour facilities including the Southern Lunatic Asylum and Soldiers' Home. A couple near York face murder charges for a newborn. The Montgomery Agricultural Society plans a district fair. Rail work on the Short Line advances. In Washington, Spain seeks Gen Sickles recall, Italy hints at Marsh recall, and debates over French arms continue with legal and fiscal maneuvers. ship canal in Indiana and Chicago relief bill actions also noted.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Dayton
Scott
Warren
Updegraff, Hart
Southern Lunatic Asylum
Lorenzo Bruesman
York
Bruesman
Justice Reeves
Montgomery Agricultural Society
St Patrick's Day plans amid city politics and amid smallpox fears
From New York on Feb 24, Irish societies meet to organize a grand St Patrick's Day celebration inviting the Mayor and Common Council. The gathering includes about forty three societies. The report also covers smallpox cases and deaths, quarantine investigations, and a slate of political and municipal matters including gravel contracts, a proposed Niagara Falls canal, and efforts to reorganize the Democratic party.
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New Yorks
Frear Richmond Heads Board of Trade Shipping Interests
Special Dispatch reports The Board of Trade elected Jonas W as president and appointed a standing committee to protect shipping interests. Tariff on rail lines centered here has risen, forcing manufacturers to seek redress. Proposals include discriminations and routing via York Central line to Union City, cited as feasible by engineers. Union City lies under thirty miles away with favorable terrain.
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Cincinnati Gazettees Inn
Jonas W
York Central
Union City
County Republican Convention Sets March 23 Delegates
The Republican County Central Committee met and named March 23 as the day for electing delegates to the state convention. Temperance meetings were held in two prominent churches with addresses by Rev. A H Ross and others. A man named John Coon was shot at night but survived. Joseph Dion and Harry Choate played billiards for a citizens purse with Choate losing.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Stainerreep
Republican- County Central Committee
Ushand
A. H. Ross
John Coon
Joseph Dion
Harry Choate
Louisville Ledger Fades as New Albany Bee Rival Looms
The Louisville Ledger is to be succeeded by a new paper led by L. G. Matthews of the New Albany Bee. Dispatch arrangements with the Western Associated Press are set, with some sections retained. An accident report and local ordinance vote story are noted in the fragmentary text.
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New Albany Bee
Tate
Iisle
Dawson
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Ten-Mile Bridge
Enater
Ohio
Collector Casey denial and smallpox cases in Washington
Washington reports deny removal of Collector Casey of New Orleans. Nine smallpox cases recorded this past period. Garrett Davis improving. expected to return to Kentucky home next week. Also notes on Jane P. Thurston memorial to the American and British Claims Commission and other Senate confirmation discussions.
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Washington
New Orleans
Garrett Davis
Kentucky
Disraeli to Speak in Manchester During Easter Holidays
From Lowpox Feb 25 dispatches report that Disraeli will deliver two public addresses in Manchester during the Easter holidays. The same dateline notes a destructive flood in Dundee with Tay River overflow, wrecking property, washing away railway sections, and flooding lower Dundee warehouses with flax and jute losses.
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Lowpox
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Dundee
the Tay
Frith
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Perth
Destructive Fire Hits Pittsburg Iron Works Loss Up To 800000
A Pittsburgh area blaze badly damaged the American Iron Works owned by Jones & Laughlin. The upper rolling mill and related facilities were destroyed, with losses estimated between two and three hundred thousand dollars and total property damage possibly reaching eight hundred thousand. Portions insured, debris hinder precise totals. several departments were spared and the plant expected to reopen within sixty days.
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American Iron Works
Jones & Laughtin
America
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Bellefonte Mills
Cranston
Andrew Chambers
Sears Fights Sr. Louis
Indianapolis Railroad
East St. Louis
The Kansas Bribery Investigation Unfolds in Senate Case
Topeka reports the Bribery Investigation Committee findings on the 1867 senatorial election. It alleges Caldwell, Clarke, and others engaged in paid influence operations, with Caldwell admitting a costly election and partial refunds offered to Clarke. The document references money and alleged schemes tied to multiple figures.
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Kansas Investigating Committee
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Carney
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Pee Carney
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Alexander Caldwae
United States Senate
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Pata
Kentucky Senate confirms five as Kentucky Institute for Feeble-minded Children commissioners
In Frankfort on February 24 the Senate confirmed D. Howard Smith J. W. Tate John Rodman W. L. Vories Stephen Black Nelson Alley and Wim Gibson as commissioners of the Kentucky Institute for Feeble-minded Children. The session also presented a Joint Committee on Congressional Apportionment report detailing the act to divide Kentucky into ten congressional districts for the 10 US House seats, with district boundaries listed by county groupings. The House adjourned amid bills to regulate wine and liquor, simplify administration, and adjust county names.
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Senate
D. Howard Smith
J. W. Tate
John Rodman
W. L. Vories
Stephen Black
Nelson Alley
Wim. Gibson
Kentucky Institute For
Johnson
Joint Committee On Congressional
General Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky
House of Representatives
United States
Virginia Legislature Passes Tax Payment Bill
Richmont Feb 24 Both Houses of the General Assembly pass measures prohibiting Collectors and Treasurers from receiving cane cores issued under the funding act 1871 in payment of taxes. Only gold or silver coin or US Treasury notes and national bank notes may be taken for state debts despite expected veto. A Conservative caucus plans a seven to two representation plan. A note from West Virginia asks surrender of papers and records as pressures rise toward a constitutional convention.
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Richmont
United States Treasury
Chicago
Wisconsin
Congress
Sena of Michigan
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Portland Ls Rep
Republican Party
United States
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Arcaco
Revolution in Mexico collides near San Luis Potosi
Feb 23 The city of San Luis Potosi remains the focal point as Guerra Martinez and Trevino mass 10,000 troops to besiege Rocha. Porfirio Diazists claim victory as Correllia and Rocha hold lines. fighting intensifies with no decisive outcome.
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Sierra Madra
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Rocha
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Mexico
Juarez
New York
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Gomez
Portugal
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Rio Grande
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Queretaro
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Guerra
Desperate Escape Attempt At Denver County Jail
Desperate escape by three prisoners Griswold Wright and Hill at the Denver Colorado county jail this forenoon. They overpowered turnkey Davis, seized his revolver and shot him in the head though not fatally. A seventeen year old rescuer brother of Davis confronted Griswold. Hill fled to a hay loft aided by a negro. A fire at Golden City destroyed 225 tons of hay and property valued at about 12000 dollars.
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Lous
Bishop of Jamaica Dies at Torquay Yesterday
Fragmentary telegram notes the death of the Bishop of Jamaica in Torquay yesterday. Other items reference William C. Bryant sailing to Vera Cruz from Haifa, a church fire attempt thwarted in Miner’s Son Place, and various brief notices including a rector vacancy in Chicago and a series of accidental or self inflicted deaths with unclear details.
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Arthur Brooks
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Chicago
Hugh Miller Thompson
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Ietveter
Lightfoot
Eieneier
River Canal Opening Delayed As Passages Near Louisville
Special dispatch reports the Louisville Canal gates in place and boats expected to pass by Tuesday morning. Weather updates accompany river conditions from Portland to Memphis, noting rising and falling waters, passages of Arkansas Belle and other packets, and cargo movements including cotton and railroad iron.
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Marine News: Multiple Ships Arrive Amid Gale Warnings
On February 24 the steamship Hammonia arrived in New York and Trinacria reached New York from Glasgow on February 2. The Bremen sailed to San Francisco January 25 as a heavy gale battered the coast on the 21st and 22nd. five lumber vessels were wrecked near Nayoria Mendocino with no lives lost. The Yosemite from Hong Kong carrying tea has also arrived.
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Ean
How About this for a Precedent Cincinnati Feb 24
To the Editor of the Cincinnati Gazette, a letter arguing that complaints about the Republican State Convention timing are unfounded. The author recalls the 1868 presidential year and notes the convention occurred on March 4 that year.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Gazette
Various World Notes and Local Anecdotes From 19th Century Press
A sweeping miscellany covers state hiring in California, German casualties at Metz, smallpox mortality in Philadelphia, royal marriage notes, a French temperance move, domestic admonitions, New Haven fish stocking, Gladstone and Irish education rumors, Yale fundraising, Austrian polar ambitions, European deaths, Sandwich Island fashion, South African diamond fields, Sweden liquor licenses, life expectancy reflections, and English wool industry statistics.
Editorial Praise for Mueller Amid German American Debate
The article defends Mueller against coarse attacks in a German American paper. It argues Mueller stood firm under pressure and kept Democratic allies from capitulating to ruffian conduct. It condemns Schiff as a manipulated tool and notes German readers have damaged standing among Americans.
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Volksfreund
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Mueller
Tariff Revisions Spark Demagogic Debate in Congress
The article contrasts tariff revisions with demagoguery, noting the House supported removing duties on salt and coal while opposing tariffs on tea and coffee. It argues that removing duties harms the poor and benefits monopolists, detailing revenue figures for iron, steel, coal, and other goods. It warns that protected workers lose more than wage gains imply and condemns demagoguery as lowering national intelligence.
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N. Y. Staatezeitung
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Lieutenant Governor Mueller Criticized in Courier Enquirer Clash
The Courier denounces Enquirer charges accusing Senator Sherman and Republican state senators of arranging a German consul post for Mueller. It argues Democrats doubt the ruling error, notes Mueller’s prior reluctance for higher offices, and defends him as honorable against motive attacks.
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Republican Party
Germany
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Wachtel dispute over Globe Theater trouble reached suit
In Chicago the Globe Theater seeks $10,000 in trespass for Wachtel related losses after his illness and failed performance. Carl Rosa Ad Neuendorff and Col Wood are named in the suit filed in the Circuit Court with March 18 as appearance date. The case centers on a 1872 contract provisioning Wachtel and a German company for four Chicago performances and Wood's 20 percent share claim amid alleged partnership.
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Marsh
Globe Theater
Gol. Wood
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Ad. Neuendorff
Johnston & Rogers
Chicago
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Neuen
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Neuendorff
Rosa
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de Vivo
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Crosby
Opera House
Opera Company
Albert Crosby
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Et. Wood
Philadelphia
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DeVivo
Unlawful Liquor Sales Require Bond and Damages Clause
Chicago Tribune Section 1 notes it is illegal to sell liquor without a license and bond of 2000 with two freeholder securities to cover damages to any person or property caused by intoxicating liquor. Section 2 bans liquor sales to minors without parental or guardian consent and outlines penalties for drunkenness.
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Chicago Tribune
Straw bonnets return as spring fashion in Harper's Bazar
Harper's Bazar notes straw bonnets will dominate spring and summer styles. Itilations include Leg horn and satin braids in various shapes, with light English lit straw favored. Colors feature brown black white and dotted soutache. Crowns narrow and Marie Antoinette motifs persist. Curtains, faille puffs, and pleats appear. Mammoth tinted roses and line buds announce new floral hues, with Paris-on-Fire tinting and striped pink roses. Trimmings remain centered on crowns and the forehead motif.
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Paris-on-Fire
Anne Etvety
Diverse Anecdotes and Notices From Global Letters
Ex-Senator Yates is mentioned in a satirical sketch of marriages and travelers. Reports describe a New Albany lady betrothed to a German baron, plans for a Wednesday wedding, and a curious financial note about Mr. P. S. Gilmore’s life insurance. Chinese dignitaries, parroting state-supported education, and a tall tale about Chang the merchant are touched on. The Los Angeles News cites a claimed 132-year-old California woman near the San Gabriel Mission, famed for embroidery. Frankfort’s Commonwealth notes a 96-year-old man, William E. McElroy, with ancestral ties to Cold Spring’s revival era, surviving among 54 settlers. Julian Hawthorne is profiled, illustrating Appletons' Journal work and a first novel in progress, with praise for his height, vigor, and family resemblance to his father. An essay on warm baths contrasts with cold baths, celebrating vitality, with musings on the contrast between firm vigor and languid ease.
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Marion County
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Kentucky
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Julian Hawthorne
New York
Appletons’ Journal
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Rema
Kooka Executions Prompt Immediate British Inquiry
Calcutta telegram reports Deputy Commissioner Cowan selected fifty men to be shot after suppressing the mutiny. One man attacked Mr J and was killed. the rest were fired on by Cowan’s men. Mgr Forsyth at Umballa executed sixteen more. In all, six hundredish men two women young and twenty nine wounded in a brutal two-day spree. Public sentiment shifts toward condemnation of the executions amid government orders for inquiry. A Geneva professor claims a new comet may collide with Earth in August, a dire forecast sparked by calculations.
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Probabilities forecast for Monday and beyond
An area of high pressure will bring partly cloudy weather and rising southerly winds Monday across the Midwest, from Texas to Minnesota, with increasing southerly flow. A low pressure area moves eastward over the region likely bringing unsettled weather north into Minnesota and Iowa.
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Ama
Notable noon matinee features Mrs Moulton encore
Mrs Charles presented a notable performance last noon though weather kept audiences small. Mrs Moulton impressed, drawing encore after each appearance and earning warm praise for her brief engagement. Fans anticipate a warmer reception if she returns.
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